Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Recapitulation \Re`ca*pit`u*la"tion\, n. [LL. recapitulatio: cf.
   F. recapitulation.]
   The act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement or
   enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or statements,
   in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay.

Source : WordNet®

recapitulation
     n 1: emergence during embryonic development of various characters
          or structures that appeared during the evolutionary
          history of the strain or species [syn: {palingenesis}]
          [ant: {cenogenesis}]
     2: a section of a musical composition or movement in which
        themes introduced earlier are repeated
     3: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer
        discussion [syn: {recap}, {review}]